But first, a poem — because any collection of words that includes the phrase “the high arc of midsummer” deserves to be repeated today. (As pretty much always, this is from The Writers Almanac):
First Cutting
by Susie Patlove
(from Quickening)
What is the hayfield in late afternoon
that it can fly in the face of time,
and light can be [...]
Tina Ellertson, Pia, and Lil comment on the match.
(I loved Lil’s closing comment: “The ball smacked me in the face and I was like, ‘Alright, welcome to the game!’”
PS Don’t miss Tennessee vs Texas women’s b-ball action at 2PM!
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Dear Red States,
We’re ticked off at the way you’ve treated California , and we’ve decided we’re leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we’re taking the other Blue States with [...]
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The news out of Eldorado, Texas is ugly, ugly, ugly. We’re told that the “polygamist sect ruled with fear.” And while the news depicts them as a “splinter group” I’d say that there’s a clear connection between so-called mainstream fundamentalism and these groups that the mainstream would like to repudiate when they come to light. [...]
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With the Texas win over Duke on the women’s side, Morgan/Murray move into sole possession of first place in the women’s standings. One game to go tonight … and four more over the next two days … but here are the standings at the moment …
Women At the Moment
STANDINGS
MORGAN/MURRAY
81
JANE
77
DON
75
RACHEL
75
CHRIS
73
JEFF
72
BRIGITTE
72
MIKE
72
BJ
71
JULIANA
69
ALICE
68
JORDY
68
GARY
66
DEWD
66
CAROL
65
HOLLY
64
PAULA
62
KARYN
44
DORIS
34
PATTI
25
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